Account book, 1777-1782.

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Account book, 1777-1782.

Account book of the British Army in America; includes the accounts of Quarter Masters Sir William Erskine, Lord Cathcart, Henry Bruen, Archibald Robertson and William Dalrymple with copies of orders to pay by Sir William Howe and Sir Henry Clinton.

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Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795

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Sir Henry Clinton was the son of Admiral George Clinton (c.1685-1761) and grandson of Sir Francis Fiennes Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln. His father was Governor General of Newfoundland, 1732-1741, and of New York, 1741-1751. Rather than follow his father into the navy, Sir Henry embarked on a military career. He advanced steadily through the ranks, partly assisted by the patronage of his relative, the 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne. By the 1770s he had reached the rank of Colonel of the 12th Fo...

Great Britain. Army

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Whitmore was govenor of Cape Breton Island and the Island of St. John (Prince Edward Island). From the description of Receipt for wages paid for labor in the Cape Breton colliery : manuscript, 1760. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612812416 Administrative history unavailable. The University of Victoria Libraries Special Collections has a mandate to acquire military papers. From the description of Great Britain Army collection. [1800-1941]. (University o...

Cathcart, Lord.

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Howe, William, Sir.

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Erskine, William, Sir, 1728-1795

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Bruen, Henry Munro

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Dalrymple, William, -1732

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Robertson, Archibald, 1886-

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